State of South Carolina Archives: on Crime

Henry McMaster:
Prosecuted sex predators, prostitution, and fraud

2005: Declared Criminal Domestic Violence SC's #1 Crime: Worked with victim's advocates to enhance the law and create special courts in 36 counties, producing thousands of convictions.

2004: Created Internet Sex Predator
(ICAC) Task Force: Wrote the law banning the use of the Internet by child sex predators, trained network of 50 law enforcement agencies which have arrested hundreds of these criminals, with a 100% conviction rate.

2003:
Investigated and Prosecuted HomeGold case: Wrote the law to investigate securities fraud, then convicted all six architects of the HomeGold and Carolina Investors who defrauded thousands.

2010: Challenged Craigslist over prostitution
ads, resulting in the removal of those ads nationwide.

Nikki Haley:
Restore funding for Law Enforcement DNA lab

Our budget strengthened the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. We have restored funding to our DNA lab, so that SLED can clear the backlogs. We have increased the number of SLED agents, equipment, and their technology budget.
And we've brought Chief Mark Keel home, where he belongs, so that SLED can return, quickly, to its intended mission: Serving the sheriffs and chiefs across South Carolina.

Source: 2012 S.C. State of the State Address
Jan 18, 2012

Alvin Greene:
Supports capital punishment

Q: Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support programs that provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related training and job-placement assistance when released?